The U.S. service sector expanded at a faster pace in November, a sign of continued strength in the domestic economy. The Institute for Supply Management’s nonmanufacturing purchasing-managers index rose to 60.7 from October’s 60.3.

American factory activity strengthened in November, a positive sign for growth in the fourth quarter. The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index rose to 59.3 in November from 57.7 in the previous month.

Jobs markets in some of the eurozone’s largest members are taking different paths as the currency area’s economy slows, with Italy’s unemployment rate surging while Germany’s fell to a post-unification low.

American household incomes grew solidly in October, which consumers cheered with higher spending, a sign they could drive economic growth despite concerns about the global economy and U.S. financial markets.

The personal-consumption-expenditures price index ticked further below the Federal Reserve’s target in October, a fresh sign of weakening inflationary pressures that could give the Fed room to slow its pace of rate increases.

Rising mortgage rates, higher material and labor prices, as well as a tax law passed in 2017 contributed to the lackluster performance in the segment of the housing market that helps drive economic growth through construction work.